3-Amino-1-propanol → 3-((2-Nitrobenzyl)amino)propan-1-ol

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A solution of 2-nitrobenzyl amine (17 g, 78 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and treated dropwise with a solution of 3-amino-1-propanol (50 mL, 0.65 mol) in DMF (150 mL) over 0.5 hours. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hour, then warmed to room temperature for 2 hours, and evaporated to a red oil. The crude product residue was purified by flash chromatography (SiO2, 10% 0.5 M NH3-methanol/dichloromethane) to afford 3-[(2-nitrobenzyl)amino]propan-1-ol (16 g, 98%) as a yellow oil:

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